Communication system for working machine, mobile terminal, and communication processing method for working machine

Abstract

A communication device for a working machine disposed on the working machine and configured to be connected to a mobile terminal, includes an identifier setting circuit configured to set at least one of a first program identifier and a second program identifier, and a first communicating circuit configured to transmit, to the mobile terminal, the first program identifier set by the identifier setting circuit with a first beacon and the second program identifier set by the identifier setting circuit with a second beacon, the first communicating circuit being configured to transmit the second beacon to the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal executes a first program after receiving the first beacon, the first program corresponding to the first program identifier being included in the first beacon.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A communication system for a working machine, comprising:
 a first communication device disposed on a first working machine to transmit a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program; 
 a second communication device disposed on a second working machine to transmit a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second program that is different from the first program; and 
 a mobile terminal to receive the first beacon and the second beacon, and then to execute the first program and the second program, 
 wherein the mobile terminal executes the second program when receiving the second beacon having a signal intensity equal to or greater than a threshold intensity. 
 
     
     
       2. The communication system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the first communication device for collecting machine information of the first working machine. 
 
     
     
       3. The communication system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine. 
 
     
     
       4. The communication system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first communication device defines the first program identifier as a service universal unique identifier of the first beacon, and 
 wherein the second communication device defines the second program identifier as another service universal unique identifier of the second beacon. 
 
     
     
       5. The communication system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein each of the first communication device and the second communication device includes,
 an identifier setting circuitry to define at least either one of the first program identifier and the second program identifier, and 
 a first communicating circuitry to transmit at least either one of the first beacon and the second beacon to the mobile terminal, 
 
 wherein the first communicating circuitry of the first communication device transmits the first beacon so that the mobile terminal executes the first program, and 
 wherein the first communicating circuitry of the second communication device transmits the second beacon so that the mobile terminal executes the second program. 
 
     
     
       6. The communication system according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein each of the identifier setting circuitries defines at least either one of the first program identifier and the second program identifier as a service universal unique identifier. 
 
     
     
       7. The communication system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the mobile terminal executes the first program and the second program in parallel. 
 
     
     
       8. A mobile terminal to be connected to first and second communication devices disposed on first and second working machines, respectively, the mobile terminal comprising:
 a second communicating circuitry to receive a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program transmitted from the first communication device and a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second first program transmitted from the second communication device, the first program and the second program being different from each other; and 
 a processing circuitry to execute the first program and the second program when the second communicating circuitry receives the first beacon and the second beacon, 
 wherein the processing circuitry executes the second program when second communicating circuitry receives the second beacon having a signal intensity equal to or greater than a threshold intensity. 
 
     
     
       9. The mobile terminal according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the first program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the first communication device for collecting machine information of the first working machine. 
 
     
     
       10. The mobile terminal according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine. 
 
     
     
       11. The mobile terminal according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the second communicating circuit receives the first program identifier and the second program identifier, each of which is defined as a service universal unique identifier. 
 
     
     
       12. The mobile terminal according to  claim 11 ,
 wherein the processing circuitry determines either one of the first program and the second program to be executed, in accordance with the service universal unique identifier. 
 
     
     
       13. The mobile terminal according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the first program and the second program are executed in parallel. 
 
     
     
       14. A communication processing method for working machines, comprising:
 transmitting a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program from a first communication device disposed on a first working machine to a mobile terminal; 
 receiving the first beacon to execute the first program by the mobile terminal; 
 transmitting a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second program from a second communication device disposed on a second working machine to the mobile terminal, the first program and the second program being different from each other; and 
 receiving the second beacon to execute the second program by the mobile terminal, 
 wherein the mobile terminal executes the second program when receiving the second beacon having a signal intensity equal to or greater than a threshold intensity. 
 
     
     
       15. The communication processing method according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein the first program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the first communication device for collecting machine information of the first working machine. 
 
     
     
       16. The communication processing method according to  claim 14 ,
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine. 
 
     
     
       17. The communication processing method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 defining the first program identifier as a service universal unique identifier in the first communication device; and 
 defining the second program identifier as another service universal unique identifier in the second communication device. 
 
     
     
       18. A communication system for a working machine, comprising:
 a first communication device disposed on a first working machine to transmit a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program; 
 a second communication device disposed on a second working machine to transmit a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second program that is different from the first program; and 
 a mobile terminal to receive the first beacon and the second beacon, and then to execute the first program and the second program, 
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine. 
 
     
     
       19. A mobile terminal to be connected to first and second communication devices disposed on first and second working machines, respectively, the mobile terminal comprising:
 a second communicating circuitry to receive a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program transmitted from the first communication device and a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second program transmitted from the second communication device, the first program and the second program being different from each other; and 
 a processing circuitry to execute the first program and the second program when the second communicating circuitry receives the first beacon and the second beacon, 
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine. 
 
     
     
       20. A communication processing method for working machines, comprising:
 transmitting a first beacon including a first program identifier corresponding to a first program from a first communication device disposed on a first working machine to a mobile terminal; 
 receiving the first beacon to execute the first program by the mobile terminal; 
 transmitting a second beacon including a second program identifier corresponding to a second program from a second communication device disposed on a second working machine to the mobile terminal, the first program and the second program being different from each other; and 
 receiving the second beacon to execute the second program by the mobile terminal, 
 wherein the second program is configured to connect the mobile terminal to the second communication device for transmitting a first authentication information of the mobile terminal to the second communication device, and 
 wherein the second communication device permits the mobile terminal to start a prime mover of the second working machine when the first authentication information of the mobile terminal is authenticated with a second authentication information of the second working machine.